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板橋

简板桥 · 繁板橋

Mandarin · pinyin Bǎn qiáo

Banqiao or Panchiao city in Taiwan

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板: bǎn · plank, board; iron or tin plate
橋: qiáo · bridge; beam, crosspiece
桥: qiáo · bridge; beam, crosspiece

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3–2 · Ban3 qiao2

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noun · Etymology 1

wooden plank bridge

name · Etymology 1

(～鎮) Banqiao Town (name of various towns in China) — (～鎮) Banqiao (a town in Nanzhang, Xiangyang, Hubei, China)
(～鎮) Banqiao Town (name of various towns in China) — (～鎮) Banqiao (a town in Enshi, Enshi prefecture, Hubei, China)

name · Etymology 2

(～區, formerly ～鎮, ～市) Banqiao, Banciao, Panchiao (a district of New Taipei City, Taiwan)

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